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Robin egg blue
American robin eggs
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#00CCCC
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(0, 204, 204)
HSV (h, s, v)	(180°, 100%, 80%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(75, 59, 192°)
Source	Crayola
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Brilliant bluish green
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Robin egg blue, also called eggshell blue or robin's-egg blue,[1] is a shade of cyan (a blue-green color), approximating the shade of the eggs laid by the American robin, an abundant songbird of North America. The egg pigment is biliverdin, a product of the breakdown of heme.[2]

The first recorded use of robin egg blue as a color name in English was in 1873,[3] though earlier references in English to colors similar to that of robin's eggs were made as early as 1844.[4] The "robin's egg" glaze appeared during the Yongzheng Emperor’s reign (1722-35) in China, and Yixing potter Hua Fengxiang made works with "robin's egg" glaze.[5]

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Tiffany Blue

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Tiffany Blue
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#81D8D0
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(129, 216, 208)
HSV (h, s, v)	(174°, 40%, 85%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(81, 40, 183°)
Source	Tiffany & Co.[6]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Very light bluish green
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Tiffany Blue is the trademarked name for the light medium tone of robin egg blue associated with Tiffany & Co., the New York City jewelry company.

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• Eggshell (color)

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1. ^ "Robin's-egg Blue, N. & Adj". Oxford English Dictionary. December 2023. doi:10.1093/OED/4868676611.
2. ^ Halepas, Steven; Hamchand, Randy; Lindeyer, Samuel E. D.; Brückner, Christian (2017). "Isolation of Biliverdin IXα, as its Dimethyl Ester, from Emu Eggshells". Journal of Chemical Education. 94 (10): 1533–1537. Bibcode:2017JChEd..94.1533H. doi:10.1021/acs.jchemed.7b00449.
3. ^ Maerz and Paul (1930). "Color Sample of Robin Egg Blue Page 77 Plate 27 Color Sample H3". A Dictionary of Color. New York: McGraw-Hill. p. 203.
4. ^ Jackson, C. T. (1844). Final Rep. Geol. & Minerol. New Hampshire.
5. ^ "Chitra Collection | Teapot". Retrieved 2024-08-27.
6. ^ "About Tiffany & Co.: Tiffany Blue". Tiffany & Co. Retrieved April 20, 2017.

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